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REPLY TO A NOTE FROM CAPTAIN RIDDEL by ROBERT BURNS

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First Line: DEAR SIR, AT ONY TIME OR TIDE
Last Line: THE LORD IN HEAV'N REWARD YE!

Dear, Sir, at ony time or tide,
I'd rather sit wi' you than ride,
Though 'twere wi' royal Geordie:
And trowth, your kindness, soon and late,
Aft gars me to mysel' look blate --
The Lord in Heav'n reward ye!




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